TEL AVIV – Israeli journalist Ben Caspit says
that Israel, "after its war on the
Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)," has three main options for managing Gaza, all of which face
significant obstacles.
اضافة اعلان
As reported by Jo.24, Ben Caspit said Israel
was facing a dilemma between three main options for Gaza, citing an anonymous
security source.
These include suggestions to
house Gazans on an artificial island, in an Alcatraz - like offshore colony and relocate Gazans
to Sinai.
EgyptThe first option is for Egypt to take control of
Gaza in exchange for complete exemption from its massive external debt. Caspit
claims some Gulf countries and Americans still support this option, but noted
Egyptian resistance was fierce.
Ben Caspit said a senior Israeli political
source said that Egyptians believe that adding more than 2 million Palestinians
to Egypt's population will awaken the Muslim Brotherhood and may lead to a
revolution in Egypt.
"They prefer Egypt's bankruptcy to
exposing themselves to that."
Proposals in this option include rebuilding
Gaza south of its current location instead of rebuilding in the areas of
destruction left by Israeli bombs, relocating some of its residents to Arab or
other countries, and leaving the rest in the reconstructed Gaza.
Ramallah
to Gaza
According to Caspin, the return of the
Palestinian Authority to Gaza is feared by many Israeli decision-makers because
it undermines the final goal of the government to sever all relations between
it and Gaza.
Caspit explained that there are "several
political interests at play here," as the Israeli political right strongly
opposes the Palestinian Authority's control of Gaza, fearing the unification of
the Palestinians under a joint leadership would revive the possibility of
political negotiations for a Palestinian state.
International
alliance
Caspit said the third option was to hand over
the keys to an international alliance consisting of Arab countries or the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or the European Union or the United Nations
or all of them.
A senior Israeli political source told the
writer that this option seems romantic but is difficult to achieve because
those who manage Gaza must participate in its administration and have a genuine
interest, not just be guests.
An
artificial island
One of the solutions described by Ben Caspit
as creative, proposed within the third option, is to create a massive
artificial island off the coast of Gaza.
A former high-ranking security official told
the site that this would be cheaper and faster than rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
The technology, means, and money exist, "and Gaza residents will get new
land with efficient infrastructure. There will be no land border between Israel
and Gaza."
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